Alex’s music seeks to explore the concepts of play, distortion and disguise, and deconstruction and reassembly through the use of the familiar, found sounds, and quotation/borrowing. He draws from his experience as an elementary music educator to accept the concepts of exploration and curiosity when researching new sounds or compositions – the notion that every idea is valid, acceptable, explorable, and pursuable. Alex’s music is also highly influenced by his faith as a Christian and often includes quotations and borrowing from hymns and American folk music. Alex is currently pursuing his PhD. in Music Composition at the University at Buffalo under the guidance of Dr. David Felder.
 
Previously, Alex studied Music Composition with Dr. James David at Colorado State University where he also earned degrees in Music Education and Trombone Performance. He completed his MA in Music Composition with a related field study in Music Theory at the University of North Texas where he primarily studied with Drs. Joseph Klein and Kirsten Broberg. Alex has had his compositions performed and workshopped by the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble HANATSUmirroir, the Arditti Quartet, ELISION, Ensemble Yarn|Wire, Amorsima Trio, Webber Middle School, Ralston Valley High School, and the UNT Lab Bands. Alex’s music has been performed at several festivals including the Electric LaTex Festival, Charlotte New Music Fest, CEMIcircles, Sonic Murals, June in Buffalo, and International Trombone Festival. Alex was also a finalist in the 2021 Morton Gould Young Composer Award.
 
Currently Alex is working with Clarinetist Michael Tumiel on a new work for Sopranino A-Flat Clarinet and Electronics. His research interests include theatricality and intermediality, modular structures, architecture (parametric and brutalism), and philosophies of play, eclecticism, and integrativeness.

"A sense of urgency without the satisfaction of a resolution"
                          - Morgan Post